Smallspine turretfish

Tetrosomus reipublicae

Thirty Centimeters Ostraciid Fish

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Medium
Tropical fish

The smallspine turretfish (Tetrosomus reipublicae) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Ostraciidae
Genus: Tetrosomus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa eastward through Indonesia to northern Australia, northward to southern Japan.

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